Before CGI came along and allowed for Godzilla to be brought to the screen in recent films like Gareth Edwards' Godzilla and Toho's Shin Godzilla, actors in costumes were tasked with bringing the massive monster to life. And nobody is more synonymous with the iconic character than Haruo Nakajima, an icon in his own right. Today we're very sad to report that Nakajima has passed away at 88. The Japanese actor played Godzilla for 12 consecutive films, beginning with the original Godzilla in 1954.